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Fitness @ Coldstream (Southland) Letterbox Hybrid

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southlandicebergs: During Thursday wind and rain storm a big gum tree branch snapped off landing right over the final. So as chain saws and tidy up will happen I am sure they will remove everything that moves Including stumps. So have removed it.

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Hidden : 9/4/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Please note the coordinates are NOT where the container is. Located in Queens Park Invercargill.

The first Hybrid letterbox geocahe in Invercargill city. As of Dec 2021 there is another GC9K9GT and one in Sandy Point a year or so previously. Designed for both cachers and Letterboxers. In the box is a stamp that remains at the box so the letterboxers can stamp their personal logbooks. They then stamp the cache log with their personal homemade stamp.


This cache is also listed on Letterboxing web sites, Atlas Quest # 206189. So is a true letterbox not just a geocache with a stamp.

Park in the carpark North East entrance close to golf course #10  Coldstream.
The coords will take to to the start of the Fitness track that meanders through the park. Keep to the trails (follow arrows on trail) to avoid injury from golf balls. Follow this to the end to get to the place where the cache is.
You can stop at the exercise stations completing the prescribed exercise. Jogging or walking between them will be determined on your level of fitness and it is up to you what you want to do. The trail takes 40 minutes to walk. At the end you will be reasonably close to your car.
For the history buffs. North of the car park was the Coldstream Swimming Pool. A pool designed for learning. At the time was the only metric swim pool in Invercargill. It had about 6 lanes of 25m length. The main pool (Conon Street) was 33 yards in length. Both these were demolished and another pool complex built.
As you go along the trail answer the following questions.
1. How many bars at exercise station #7? (WP2)
2. How many triangles at station #9? (WP3)
3. How many bars at station #18? (WP4)
I trust that you will do this. There is no need to supply the answers to me.
Cache/letterbox a screw top container with: logbook, pencil, letterbox stamp. (at present a self inking stamp).

Near the end of the trail, pretty much at the end where there is a notice board about the fitness trail back up the tail 12m on the left hand side of track is a big tree stump. In behind it is another stump but smaller. It is under this one.

Cache placed in memory of KIZZYA (Jackie).

I reviewed the requirements of Hybrids and discovered that the final coordinated now do not need to be displayed as was the case when it was published in 2011. GPS use is required for part of the experience.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

abg gur tbys fvqr bs cngu

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)